US troops set to withdraw from Niger, State Department official says

KIFI— By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday and they agreed – after Niger’s demands – that the US would militarily withdraw from the country, according to a State Department official. In the coming days, there will be conversations over

Yahoo—Russian troops operating out of same base in Niger that hosts some US troops, 2 officials say. Russian military personnel are operating out of an air base in Niger that is still hosting a small number of American troops, two U.S. officials tell ABC News. The officials said the presence of Russians at Niger's "Airport 101" near the capital of Niamey did not present an immediate security concern to U.S. troops. The Russian troops were operating out of a hangar at a location far away from U.S. forces and not on any property owned or being used by the United States, the officials said...

SaltWire—Exclusive-Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says. By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior

The Independent—No final decision on withdrawing US troops from Niger and Chad, top official tells AP. A top U.S. military official says there's been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad